AWS GovCloud and Azure Government Cloud Operations

Challenge

• Cloud infrastructure deployed without well-architected best practices resulting in cost overruns
• Security configurations not aligned with agency security requirements and STIG baselines
• Lack of operational automation for scaling, patching, and incident response in cloud

Approach

• Conduct Well-Architected Review assessing security, reliability, performance, cost, and operational excellence
• Implement cloud security baseline with guardrails, logging, and compliance monitoring
• Optimize resource sizing, reserved capacity, and storage tiering for cost reduction
• Establish cloud operations runbooks and automation for day-2 management

Typical Outcomes

• Reduced cloud spend through right-sizing and optimization recommendations
• Hardened security posture with automated compliance monitoring
• Improved operational reliability with documented runbooks and automation

Procurement Paths

• NASA SEWP V and SEWP VI for cloud services and tooling
• GSA MAS for cloud architecture and operations services
• CIO-CS (NITAAC) for cloud management solutions

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Partner Technology Examples

• AWS GovCloud
• Microsoft Azure Gov
• Palo Alto Networks (Prisma Cloud)
• Elastic